Which of the following represent emerging classes of application software? Check all of the boxes that apply.

e-mail

word processing

medical robotics

databases

machine translation

mobile phone apps

Word processing and databases are the most common type of application software. In this case, application software, often called productivity programs, are programs designed to specifically attain specific tasks such as creating documents, databases, sending email, designing graphics and even playing games. A mobile app is also an emerging type of application software designed to run on portable devices like mobiles and PDAs. To some extent, email software is an application software since it can also be distinguished on the basis of usage.